Pakistan is open to extraditing individuals of concern to India as a confidence-building measure, provided New Delhi is willing to cooperate in the process. This statement was made by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party and former foreign minister, in an interview with Al Jazeera.

Bhutto Zardari addressed the possibility of extraditing Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed and Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as gestures of goodwill towards India. He stated that Pakistan would not oppose such actions as part of a comprehensive dialogue where terrorism is openly discussed.

Both LeT and JeM are banned organizations in Pakistan. Saeed is currently serving a 33-year sentence for terror financing. Azhar has been proscribed by Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA). While Pakistan has prosecuted these individuals for cases related to terrorist financing within Pakistan, prosecuting them for cross-border terrorism has been difficult, according to Bilawal, due to a perceived lack of cooperation from India.

Bilawal stated that India has been "refusing to comply with certain basic elements that require that conviction to take place". He emphasized the importance of presenting evidence in Pakistani courts and having individuals from India come to testify. He stated that "If India is willing to be cooperative in that process, I am sure there will be no hurdle in extraditing any individual of concern".

Ties between Pakistan and India have been strained, particularly after the April attack in India-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam, which New Delhi blamed on Pakistan without presenting clear evidence. This accusation led to a four-day military conflict in May, which only ended after intervention by the United States.

Bilawal has repeatedly called for dialogue between Pakistan and India to establish lasting peace. He also voiced concern over what he called the “new abnormal” in India's approach to counterterrorism. He was quoted as saying that "The new normal or the new abnormal that India would like to impose in the subcontinent … is that any terrorist attack within India means war with Pakistan,”. He added that "This does not serve the interests of Pakistan, and it does not serve the interests of India".

Bilawal stated that Saeed is incarcerated, while Pakistan believes Azhar is in Afghanistan.